Economics

EU countries will stop Russian gas transit through Ukraine - the European Commissioner

European countries, which are still consuming Russian pipeline and liquefied gas, should reduce volumes, assures the frame of Simson. The contract for Russian gas transit through Ukraine will end exactly in a year, and the EU countries should stop consuming a resource. This was stated in Brussels in Brussels by the EU Energy Council during the Press Conference, by the Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy, Ukrinform reports.

She stressed that the countries that still consume Russian gas should prepare for appropriate changes in the market. They should reduce the consumption of Russian pipeline and liquefied gas. Simon has already informed the ministers and gave them a clear picture of gas supply ways. States that still consume Russian resources will not be this work. This concerns the period when Russian gas transit is over the Ukrainian territory. "We have to be ready for that," Simson said.

The EU has been completing this year for the second consecutive year after Russia has started a great war against Ukraine. Despite economic challenges, the ministers of the European community hold a consensus. During the meeting, the ministers decided to review the state of energy security.

They concluded that Europe has already been well prepared for winter, as the gas level in storage facilities at very high rates for this time of year, and the prices for the resource are kept at the lowest level since the beginning of the war. "We are also making progress in diversification of supply and the rejection of Russian imports," the official added.